Chapter 7: Inspection
This unknown town didn’t require a pass, and Grandpa Ling said we couldn’t stay at the inn.
They look poor, and if they stay in an inn, it means they have money and are easy to be coveted by others.
You can buy good things in town and stay in temples or Taoist temples by just paying a few incense coins.
Jin Sui agreed very much. She just didn't understand these things and just checked into the inn, which was why she lost her big blue donkey.
Grandpa Ling is also very experienced in buying things. Not only is he good at bargaining, he can also speak dialects from all over the Central Plains and pretend to be a local.
After following him around the town for half a day, Jinsui bought all the things he needed with less than one or two taels of silver. He secretly gave his grandfather a thumbs up several times.
She completely believed that her grandfather was an old hand.
As for why he was robbed by bandits, it was just bad luck.
During this time, she tested the time in and out of the laboratory, and could enter once every hour for ten minutes each time.
The potatoes have recovered to six, and anything she has with her can be put into the laboratory.
The difference is that the things you bring in will not be restored after use, and can only be used as storage space.
Even so, it greatly facilitated her travels! Especially since food would not spoil once placed inside.
There is no need to carry heavy objects at all times, but the restriction of entering once per hour is really inconvenient, and I am afraid that Grandpa Ling will notice something.
She didn't put the things she bought in yet, and she and her grandfather each carried a bag and finished packing.
After she changed into the Taoist child's clothes, she asked for directions and walked with Grandpa Ling for a long time before arriving at an old Taoist temple.
Grandpa Ling said mysteriously: "Grandpa has a way to get you a conversion certificate."
Ling Jinsui was very surprised. Could it be that Grandpa Ling was very prestigious among Taoist priests? Could it be that my family had relatives like the Heavenly Master? Curiously, he asked, "What's the solution?"
Grandpa Ling stroked his goat beard proudly and gave an answer that left Jin Sui speechless: "Buy it with money!"
Jin Sui: "...make a fake certificate?"
Grandpa Ling said seriously: "How can it be a fake certificate? It was given by the Taoist temple, and you are a Taoist child, so it must be real."
Seeing Jin Sui's increasingly speechless expression, Grandpa Ling smiled softly and said:
"Don't go to a big city. No one in a small place will take it seriously."
Jin Sui asked hurriedly, "Is that how you got your certificate?"
Grandpa Ling didn't like what he heard and glared at her: "You kid, I'm a genuine Taoist priest!"
Jinsui couldn't help laughing. It was really interesting to travel with such an interesting grandfather.
Grandpa Ling would also bargain for the price when making fake certificates, from two taels of silver to one tael and six cents. He also gave the old Taoist a few white flour cakes and asked for a stack of Taoist talismans.
I gave him another dozen coins and stayed overnight in the Taoist temple. I took a bath, ate hot noodle soup, and washed my clothes.
Grandpa Ling also bought a whisk in the Taoist temple and made a sign that read "Divine Calculation".
Jin Sui was the one who was carrying the cover, which made her feel guilty: "Grandpa, what if someone really comes to you for fortune-telling?"
Grandpa Ling laughed softly and said, "Forget it! You can't refuse the money. We still have a long way to go, we can't just sit back and eat up all the money.
Besides, it would be problematic for a Taoist priest to travel around the world without fortune-telling.”
Jin Sui's heart was trembling. What kind of people are there in this world?
He warned: "Don't give the patient the magic water randomly. If you really want to drink it, make sure I make it."
If it doesn't work, I'll add some antibiotics to the water.
Grandpa Ling laughed and said, "Don't worry, we only tell fortunes, we don't treat illnesses."
When they set out again, the grandfather and grandson had become real Taoist priests.
Jin Sui held the certificate of conversion in her arms, and if anyone dared to question her, she would throw the certificate in front of them.
Grandpa Ling asked her to recite the Tao Te Ching and Nanhua Sutra so that she would not show her weakness in case she met someone who was picky.
He also taught her to walk like a man and told her interesting stories about his travels as a teenager.
Although I was still in a hurry, the situation was much better than when I was alone before.
Jinsui felt that she would be willing to travel with such a grandfather even to the ends of the earth.
When passing through the city gate, there was a long queue of people waiting to pass through the checkpoint. Jinsui followed Grandpa Ling closely and avoided speaking as much as possible.
I saw several officers holding up portraits, comparing them one by one, and then interrogating them.
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, their hearts skipped a beat. Could it be that they were being arrested? Jin Sui winked at the woods nearby, and Grandpa Ling glanced at the garrison and shook his head obscurely.
There are so many soldiers, you can't escape.
The two of them squeezed in the crowd tacitly, actually letting the people behind them move to the front, and soon they came to the back of the line.
Before the two men could think of a way to escape, they saw a soldier riding a horse holding a portrait and coming to the back. The two men immediately dared not move.
The soldier looked at Grandpa Ling and then at Jinsui.
Just a few breaths of time seemed as long as a year to the grandfather and grandson.
Jin Sui was ready. He entered the laboratory to find usable weapons and escaped with Grandpa Ling.
Unexpectedly, the soldier just glanced at him twice, without any doubt, and went to look at someone else.
Both the grandfather and grandson breathed a sigh of relief, but they still felt uneasy as they didn't know who the person in the painting was.
When they passed the checkpoint, the soldier took the initiative to show them the portrait after only glancing at their conversion certificates: "Have you seen this man along the way?"
Although the lines of the portrait were very thick and the eyes were beautiful almond-shaped, Jin Sui still recognized him at a glance. This was the man she and her grandfather rescued from the reeds the day before yesterday.
Her heart trembled. Could it be that the group of officials behind were chasing this man? She said, is it necessary to hunt down a county magistrate's daughter with such a large array? Grandpa Ling reacted very quickly, without showing a trace of surprise, and shook his head: "I have never seen it before."
Jinsui quickly shook his head, looking timid and not daring to talk to the officers and soldiers.
The soldier had no doubts and waved his hand to signal the two men to leave quickly.
After walking three miles without looking back, the two dared to talk in a low voice. Grandpa Ling sighed, "You are right."
Jin Sui was surprised: "What did I say?"
"The man on the street can't be saved! It would be a bad thing if we really took him with us." Grandpa Ling sighed.
Jin Sui laughed, and at the same time he sighed, that man was indeed a troublesome person, and he didn't know if he survived. When they were far away from the checkpoint, the people who had passed the checkpoint started to discuss loudly.
Some people said that the man was a robber and murderer who was responsible for several deaths.
Some people said that the man was a flower thief, while others said he was a bandit.
There were all kinds of things said, and the more they said it, the more Jinsui found it unbelievable.
The officials and soldiers were chasing him, but even his crime was not made public, not even his name was written, so this troublesome man was quite mysterious.
The grandfather and grandson quickly put the troublesome mysterious man behind them and were glad that the police were not chasing Jinsui.
But we still can't take it lightly, we'd better get to Jiangnan as soon as possible.
When they arrived at the ferry, the grandfather and grandson spent five cents to order a pot of tea and four cakes at the thatched tea stall beside the ferry.
Grandpa Ling used his eloquence to chat with the shopkeepers and visitors with a smile, trying to find out about Jiangnan and Chang'an.
I didn’t dare ask directly about Ling’s father’s case, but I guess people in this small place haven’t heard of it.
The death of a minor county magistrate is like throwing a small stone into a river. It fails to cause any splash. Except for his closest relatives, no one cares.
When the innkeeper heard that the two Taoists were going to Jiangnan, he hurriedly said, "Then you can't go for the time being. There is a flood in Luocheng, and all boats to Jiangnan have stopped operating."
(End of this chapter)
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